1951–52 Northern Football League

The 1951–52 Northern Football League season was the 54th in the history of the Northern Football League, a football competition in Northern England.[1]

Clubs

Football league season
Northern League
Season1951–52
ChampionsBishop Auckland
Matches played182
Goals scored822 (4.52 per match)

The league featured 14 clubs which competed in the last season, no new clubs joined the league this season.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Bishop Auckland 26 20 5 1 89 26 3.423 45
2 Billingham Synthonia 26 17 3 6 67 35 1.914 37
3 Willington 26 17 2 7 79 49 1.612 36
4 Tow Law Town 26 16 1 9 68 45 1.511 33
5 Whitby Town 26 12 6 8 71 49 1.449 30
6 South Bank 26 12 5 9 64 68 0.941 29
7 Evenwood Town 26 10 7 9 53 47 1.128 27
8 Ferryhill Athletic 26 10 6 10 60 67 0.896 26
9 Crook Town 26 9 6 11 49 59 0.831 24
10 Shildon 26 9 3 14 54 62 0.871 21
11 West Auckland Town 26 7 4 15 43 61 0.705 18
12 Heaton Stannington 26 8 2 16 55 87 0.632 18 Left the league
13 Stanley United 26 7 1 18 38 81 0.469 15
14 Penrith 26 1 3 22 32 86 0.372 5
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.

Following this season
Durham City Joined
Heaton Stannington Left

References

  1. ^ "Northern Football League 1925–1960". Non League Matters.
  2. ^ "Northern League 1952". Football Club History Database. Archived from the original on 2014-03-12. Retrieved 2013-06-30.
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